BYO Foie? A Final Farewell List and Day-After Strategies

Is it really la fin or will a loophole allow for further foie feastings?

By Meesha Halm

Yep, it's five more days to foie-mageddon, but according to a just-released Bloomberg report, officials at the SFPD and the San Francisco Department of Animal Care and Control concede they don't have any plans to actually enforce the soon-to-be enacted California ban on foie gras. Aside from the lack of policing, some restaurateurs are already considering their next tactic - what they're calling "foie-kage." Diners simply show up at the restaurant with their own stash of the livery lobes (which one can still legally purchase for personal consumption) and ask the chefs to plate it.

This is the land of Prohibition after all. We won't be surprised to learn of foie gras speakeasys, secret handshakes and BYO foie supper clubs. In the meantime, those of you who want to enjoy some last-minute foie gras on the up and up, we've compiled a final list of our favorite restaurants that plan to celebrate the last days of liver. And don't forget to consult our previous rounds-ups which provides more in-depth coverage of restaurants serving farewell dinners and signature foie gras preparations.

Acquerello
Alexander's Steakhouse 
Ame Restaurant
Atelier Crenn
Aubergine
Bank Cafe & Bar
Bar Terra
Benu
Bisou Bistro (grand dinner this Thursday)
Bistro Jeanty
Burger Bar
Chaya Brasserie
Commonwealth 
Craftsman & Wolves
Cyrus
Fifth Floor
The French Laundry
Gary Danko
Humphrey Slocombe
Jardiniere (newly added prix fixe dinners Friday and Saturday)
Keiko A Nob Hill:
La Folie
La Toque
Manresa
Michael Mina
Naked Lunch
Nombe
Palio D'Asti 
Parallel 37
Prospect
Quince
Saison
Sons & Daughters
SPQR
Sent Sovi
Txoko

Bloomberg via Inside Scoop @ sfgate.com